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Why Car and Train Drivers Keep Talking on Phones

7/31/2013 12:36PM

The driver of the train that derailed in Spain, killing 79 people and injuring many others, was talking on his cellphone to an employee of the state-run train company. Quentin Fottrell looks at why more motorists are talking while driving. Photo: AP.

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... I ... the drive train eighteen rail in Spain killing seventy nine was talking on cell phone at the time of accident transportation experts say that despite all the warnings about sex scene ... and operating vehicles the situation is only getting ... worse it is Wednesday July thirty first ... welcome to lunch break I'm Wendy downs joining me right now as MarketWatch dot com slashed to sell ... who's been out looking into this issue that was the start with what we learned yesterday ... about the guy the driver of that train in Spain ... so it turns out that ... he was ... to keep cool on ... the ... directions on the roofs ... so aam clearly that's worrying his view is think about ... people who are driving the car that ... the next to us and I personally see ... from our car windows ... on the road the ever really think about ... train drivers ... on the train is going in twice the iam apartments hundred ninety mph and they're still investigating all of this and this is for a black box that was found on the train at the crash it appears he made them ... last on this route he was trying to get directions from a coworker but nonetheless ... he was on the phone and experts say that could have well been a distraction right absolutely in this isn't a huge implant when for driving this not a day I don't arrive on the road on my way to transition or where somebody is an swerving into my lane and I see them looking down looking up quickly you know it's their cellphone ... I studied at the National safety Council recently it's pretty alarming findings the other one and four car accidents are ... the attributable to sell the news ... aam and there are always other mitigating factors as well but but still an alarming statistic very light one informing that's twenty twenty five percent of that right and Ryan Smyth and people say is they're not meant and why isn't on a federal ban on text team ... are talking on the fun driving and as of yet ... there does not write down their doors for commercial vehicles for trains and trucks was a similar ... hearing due Wednesday and the U S fears to ... the consumer took everything from tugboats bowling at cellphones to ... two trucks and there are so they are commercial vehicles but in ... the U S and stand state by state by state ... some states of ... no holding the phone other states have no texting ... it's an expired really an ounce safety experts say there should be some kind of federal law on ... when to say the safety experts we are the most striking about this who want the strictest controls ... on many of them say I I the BBT even using a hands free devices right having the earpiece and are just talking to a Bluetooth ... that that's not enough they say we can still ... I just be the day we have distracted for what's going on in spatial processing of because the word special processing industry with Carnegie Mellon ... study John ... and thirty seven percent of our information that would process is ... is taken away when were ... shot to chime in on the phone are Bluetooth and so you think you have your Bluetooth yet both hands on the ... on the steering wheel ... but you are ... somehow all okay but it's the same thing if you're taking a ... chance to challenge the kids who bought the car or your ... distracted by having a conversation some in the seat next to right its the same to step back commented destruction is right ... safety experts say it's not about what you're holding the phone ... when you're on your blog too I doubt that all distracted you get the DVD player and a card you can have you raise me think that when we can than you can be taxed in you can be on your I mean this actually makes the driverless car look a lot more appealing and I in my opinion right Arike When Patel more on this on MarketWatch dot com think semester being with us ...